The incident took place in the Hawaii state of US.
Hawaii officials have confirmed that the message asking the people of Hawaii to take ‘safe shelter’ as a ballistic missile is coming to their wat is a false one.
But the message created panic among the residents since the message comes few months after North Korea threatening US that they have successfully test-fired Ballistic missiles and can be used against the US.
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“There is NO missile threat to Hawaii,” the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency quickly tweeted, as social media ignited with screenshots of the cell phone emergency warning.
US military spokesman David Benham said US Pacific Command “has detected no ballistic missile threat to Hawaii. Earlier message was sent in error.”
The warning — which came across the Emergency Alert System that authorities nationwide use to deliver vital emergency information — read: “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.”
The message stating that the people shouldn’t be panic as the earlier message was a false one didn’t come until 40 minutes.
Officials are also looking into why such a false message was sent and why even some local televisions broadcasted it.
Governor David Ige said “While I am thankful this morning`s alert was a false alarm, the public must have confidence in our emergency alert system,” the governor said in a statement.
“I am working to get to the bottom of this so we can prevent an error of this type in the future.”Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii called the mistaken notification “totally inexcusable,” blaming it on “human error.”
“There needs to be tough and quick accountability and a fixed process,” he tweeted.
The Federal Communications Commission said it was launching a “full investigation” into the incident.
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